National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, where she arrived from Dhaka.
Violent protests in Bangladesh forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as prime minister on Monday. Mass celebrations ensued in Dhaka, the nation’s capital, as Hasina stepped down, fled to India and reportedly sought asylum in the United Kingdom. After the prime minister’s ouster, Bangladesh is preparing to welcome an interim government.
Sheikh Hasina landed at the Hindon airbase near Ghaziabad and is on her way to London, diplomatic sources have said. She was received by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Hindon airbase.
Bangladesh’s army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said the military would form an interim government. At least 300 people were killed in more than a month of deadly protests. The protests escalated despite the scheme having been scaled back by Bangladesh’s top court.